lustre1

noun

• 1a gentle sheen or soft glow:the lustre of the Milky Way she couldn’t eat and her hair lost its lustre
• the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light.
• glory or distinction:a celebrity player to add lustre to the line-up

• 2a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics.
• ceramics with an iridescent metallic glaze; lustreware: [as modifier]:lustre jugs

• 3a fabric or yarn with a sheen or gloss: [as modifier]:lustre yarn
• British a thin dress material with a cotton warp, woollen weft, and a glossy surface.

• 4 [count noun] a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier or other ornament: a chandelier dripping with glass lustres
• a cut-glass chandelier or candelabrum.